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Thursday, September 02, 2010


Exhibition Public - Europe & Africa

Crated Rooms for Iceland - Yoshitomo Nara + graf

The Reykjavik Art Museum
Tryggvagata 17,
Reykjavik, Iceland
Sep 17, 2009 To Dec 31, 2009


Detail: In this exhibition the world renowned Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara shows an installation that he has made especially for the Museum in collaboration with the Japanese design collaborative graf. Within a group of apparently regular shipping crates, visitors will find paintings, drawings and sculptures by Nara. Nara is often associated with the contemporary Japanese Pop art movement, which is known as `Superflat’. Inspired by the Japanese comic book tradition, Manga, his famous depictions of children usually shows them with large heads and enormous eyes.

Contact Email: listasafn@reykjavik.is
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